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knife pleat

noun
  1. a sharply creased narrow pleat, usually one of a series folded in the same direction.

Origin of knife pleat

First recorded in 1890–95
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British Dictionary definitions for knife pleat

knife pleat

noun
  1. a single pleat turned in one direction
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